STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Monday 11.15am THE Democratic Party’s claims that its offices were bugged have been referred to the head of detective services in the Western Cape, Commissioner Andre du Toit, for investigation. Police spokesman Faizel Kader said on Monday Du Toit would make arrangements to take a statement on the charges from […]

A HOSPITAL official confirmed on Monday that Ethiopia’s former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, is being treated for heart disease in the Park Lane Clinic in Johannesburg. Mengistu, the army officer who ruled Ethiopia for 17 years after overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974, arrived in South Africa on Thursday for specialised medical care. He has […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 4.20pm. AN urgent court application against financial giant Old Mutual over its alleged unfair retrenchments of staff has been filed by the Banking Insurance Finance and Assurance Workers Union. The union alleges the retrenchments are a direct result of the demutualisation of the company. The court application also comes as […]

PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki on Friday told a special parliamentary debate on the next millennium that he wants peace and democracy to settle on Africa in the new year. Mbeki urged the the two houses of parliament, sitting for the last time this year, that 2000 should be dedicated to working towards the African Renaissance — […]

SOME of the continent’s top motocross riders will be in action this weekend when they ride in the inaugural African Nations Motocross Challenge at Donnybrook, Zimbabwe on Saturday and Sunday. The competition will be staged under the auspices of the African Motorcyle Union (AMU). The Challenge will be decided in three different categories — 80cc, […]

THE country’s mainstream media came under fire on Monday in an interim report of an inquiry by the South African Human Rights Commission into racism in the media. Addressing a conference, in Johannesburg on Monday, SAHRC chairman Barney Pityana said preliminary investigation reveal that certain parts of the media are still fostering discrimination. He said […]

ROTHMANS CUP Semi-final, first leg; at Vosloorus Stadium: Jomo Cosmos 1 (Bradley Muir 84-og) Manning Rangers 2 (Bruce Ramokadi 39, Keryn Jordan 58). Second leg – Wednesday, Chatsworth Stadium CASTLE PREMIERSHIP At FNB Stadium: Orlando Pirates 1 (Dennis Lota 78) Kaizer Chiefs 0; At Caledonian Stadium: SuperSport Utd 2 (Kaitano Tembo 35, 78) Free State […]

SARAH BULLEN and Reuters, Cape Town | Monday 1.45pm ECONOMISTS were pleasantly surprised on Monday when Statistics South Africa announced that the economy grew a seasonally adjusted and annualised 3,1% in the third quarter of 1999. The third quarter Gross Domestic Product calculation by Stats SA was seasonally adjusted and annualised. A Reuters poll of […]

INCOMING national police commissioner Jackie Selebi says he’ll don a police uniform if it will help bring the police closer to the community. “They are our police… the only one we’ve got and they have to be respected,” Selebi told a seminar on police co-operation between South Africa and Sweden. Selebi said he had initially […]

HANSIE Cronje has made himself available to play for South Africa for a full term thus wiping out any doubts that have existed after the last selection media conference. Announcing the team in Durban for the first Test against England starting at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Thursday, National selection committee convener Rushdi Magiet said […]